Content about David Seiders

November 16, 2008
Builder confidence in multi-family housing down

The Multifamily Condo Market Index and the Multifamily Rental Market Index are both at their...

November 11, 2008
Remodeling Market Index down in Q3

The market conditions indicator stands at 33.5, down from 41.8 in the last quarter....

October 27, 2008
New home sales up in September

Sales of newly built single-family homes rose 2.7 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted...

October 21, 2008
Seiders to retire from NAHB

David Seiders, one of the housing industry’s best-known economic forecasters, will retire from the National...

August 20, 2008
Builder confidence low, but holds steady

Two out of three of the indicator’s component indexes posted gains in August, including a...

July 17, 2008
Builder confidence hits record low

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell to a record low...

June 24, 2008
New home sales, home prices and consumer confidence down

Sales of new homes fell 2.5 percent to 512,000 units in May amidst reports of...

June 16, 2008
Residential construction falls to rate of 975,000

May housing starts fell 3.3 percent compared with April, and housing starts are off a...

April 14, 2008
NAHB economist breaks out the ‘R’ word

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) chief economist said the economy is in a...

March 12, 2008
Confidence in condo market falls

According to the National Association of Home Builders, the Multifamily Condo Market Index fell 11...

March 2, 2008
Building forward: IBS trends

Robert Ross, a commercial builder from Austin, Texas, calls the Commercial Builders Council “the best...

February 21, 2008
January housing starts show signs of life

The Midwest and Northeast saw a month-over-month increase in housing starts....

February 14, 2008
Builders’ Show begins in Orlando

Orlando, Fla. -- The International Builders’ Show kicked off in earnest Wednesday morning here at...

January 16, 2008
Housing starts sink to 1.006 million

Single-family starts were at 794,000, down 2.9 percent below the November figure of 818,000, with...

January 13, 2008
’08 ahead: good news and bad

This time last year, forecasts for the building industry were using words like “full recovery...

January 7, 2008
'08 ahead: good news and bad in housing

HCN takes a look at the housing recovery predictions from some of the country's top...

December 26, 2007
NAHB forecasts housing turnaround in mid-2008

The decline in residential construction will hit bottom in the second quarter of 2008 and...

November 29, 2007
New home sales see slight increase

October new home sales are up 1.7 percent from September, but down 23.5 percent year-over-year....

October 29, 2007
Sun comes out for housing starts

The National Association of Home Builders is forecasting 1.2 million housing starts in 2008 with...

August 26, 2007
The tough get going

When the Chinese Year of the Dog came to an end on Feb. 17, 2007,...

August 6, 2007
Remodeling activity slows in second quarter

While the Northeast corridor of the United States showed strength, a national survey of remodelers...

July 18, 2007
Permit activity falls sharply in June

Total building permits fell 7.5 percent month-over-month in June and were down 25.2 percent from...